KG
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Intro
Belgian tennis player
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
20 February 1974(Uccle - Ukkel, Arrondissement of Brussels-Capital, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium)
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Residences
Groot-Bijgaarden, Dilbeek, Arrondissement of Halle-Vilvoorde, Belgium
The details
Biography
Introduction
Kris Goossens (born 20 February 1974) is a former professional tennis player from Belgium.
Career
Goossens entered into the ATP's top 100 for the first time in 1995, after making the semi-final of the Swedish Open and winning a Challenger event in Ecuador. His run to the semi-finals in Sweden including a win over world number 24 Jonas Björkman.
Also that year, he played two Davis Cup singles rubbers for Belgium, against the Russian team. He lost both of his matches, to Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Andrei Chesnokov.
He entered the main draw of seven Grand Slams but only once reached the second round. That occurred at the 1996 French Open, where he defeated Tim Henman. In the following round he lost to Guy Forget, in a five set match.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 13 (7–6)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| ATP Challenger (5–4) |
| ITF Futures (2–2) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (0–1) |
| Clay (7–5) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| ATP Challenger (5–4) |
| ITF Futures (2–2) |
| Hard (0–1) |
| Clay (7–5) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Jun 1994 | Fürth, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Dirk Dier | 6–7, 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Win | Sep 1994 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | Christian Ruud | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 | |
| Loss | Feb 1995 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Jiří Novák | 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 | |
| Win | May 1995 | Dresden, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Magnus Gustafsson | 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 | |
| Win | Oct 1995 | Guayaquil, Ecuador | Challenger | Clay | Dirk Dier | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Loss | Feb 1996 | Punta del Este, Uruguay | Challenger | Clay | Félix Mantilla | 2–6, 6–7 | |
| Win | Jul 1996 | Ulm, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Karim Alami | 6–4, 6–0 | |
| Loss | Jul 1996 | Ostend, Belgium | Challenger | Clay | Thierry Champion | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | Jan 1999 | USA F2, Miami | Futures | Hard | Bob Bryan | 2–6, 5–7 | |
| Win | Mar 1999 | Italy F1, Sassari | Futures | Clay | Filippo Volandri | 6–1, 1–6, 6–4 | |
| Win | May 2000 | USA F13, Boca Raton | Futures | Clay | Mauricio Hadad | 6–3, 7–5 | |
| Loss | Jul 2000 | France F12, Toulon | Futures | Clay | Jun Kato | 3–6, 4–6 | |
| Loss | Aug 2000 | Manerbio, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Stefano Tarallo | 3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 8 (5–3)
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Legend |
| ATP Challenger (2–3) |
| ITF Futures (3–0) |
| Finals by surface |
| Hard (1–0) |
| Clay (4–3) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| ATP Challenger (2–3) |
| ITF Futures (3–0) |
| Hard (1–0) |
| Clay (4–3) |
| Grass (0–0) |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | May 1992 | Antwerp, Belgium | Challenger | Clay | Mikael Pernfors | Michael Brown Roger Rasheed | 2–6, 4–6 | |
| Win | Jul 1997 | Ulm, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Tom Vanhoudt | Petr Luxa Petr Pála | 6–3, 6–0 | |
| Win | Jul 1997 | Ostend, Belgium | Challenger | Clay | Tom Vanhoudt | Tarik Benhabiles Julien Boutter | 3–6, 6–4, 6–0 | |
| Loss | Oct 1997 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay | Jimy Szymanski | Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto | 2–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | Nov 1998 | Australia F2, Frankston | Futures | Clay | Toby Mitchell | Luke Bourgeois Andrew Painter | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 | |
| Win | Oct 1999 | Uzbekistan F4, Fergana | Futures | Hard | Lior Dahan | Stefano Galvani Andy Ram | 7–5, 7–6 | |
| Loss | Oct 1999 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | Emilio Benfele Álvarez | Andrei Stoliarov Noam Behr | 7–6, 3–6, 1–6 | |
| Win | Jun 2000 | Germany F6, Villingen | Futures | Clay | Ionuț Moldovan | Johan Settergren Melle van Gemerden | 7–6, 6–3 |
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
| Tournament | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||||||||||||||
| French Open | A | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||||||
| US Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 7 | 1–7 | 13% | |||||||||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monte Carlo | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||||
| Paris | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||||